Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan (Details) (SERP, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 02, 2013	Jan. 28, 2012
SERP
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$ 2,144	$ 1,983
Interest cost	81	94
Actuarial loss	123	287
Benefits paid	(220)	(220)
Benefit obligation at end of year	2,128	2,144
Funded status	(2,128)	(2,144)
Unrecognized prior-service cost	0	0
Unrecognized actuarial gain	0	0
Net amount recognized	$ (2,128)	$ (2,144)
Weighted-average assumptions:
Discount rate	3.50%	4.00%